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@ 30107 Requesting a Raise
A: 你看起來不高興。怎麼了？
nˇı ka`n qˇılai bu` ga¯ ox`ıng. zeˇnmele?
You look upset. What’s up?
B: 我跟老闆說我的業績好，應該加薪。
woˇ
ge¯ n laˇobaˇn shuo¯
woˇ
de ye`j`ı haˇo, y¯ıngga¯ i jia¯ x¯ın.
I told my boss that my performance is good. I should be given a raise.
A: 他不同意嗎？
ta¯
bu`
to´ngy`ı ma?
He doesn’t agree?
B: 他說雖然我業績好，但是來公司時間太短了。
ta¯ shuo¯ su¯ıra´n woˇ ye`j`ı haˇo, da`nsh`ı la´i go¯ ngs¯ı sh´ıjia¯ n ta`i duaˇn le.
He says that my performance is good, but I haven’t been with the company for long enough.
---Key Vocabulary---
看起來 ka`n qˇılai to seem
怎麼了 zeˇnmele what’s wrong
跟……說
……
ge¯ n ... shuo¯
to speak with ...
業績 ye`j`ı performance at work
加薪 jia¯ x¯ın to get a raise
雖然……
但是……
su¯ıra´n ... da`nsh`ı
...
although ...
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
表現 biaˇoxia`n performance
業務 ye`wu` professional work
突出 tu¯ chu¯ outstanding
工資 go¯ ngz¯ı salary
滿意 maˇny`ı be satisfied
一般 y¯ıba¯ n ordinary
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